Screen-strip for window-sashes.



No. 719,082. v I PATENTED JAN. 27, 1903. J. D. CAMPBELL. SCREEN STRIP FOR WINDOW SASHES.

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JOHN D. CAMPBELL, OF NEIVTON, NEYV JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, AND \VALTON G. WHITTINGHAM, OF MILBURN, NEW JERSEY.

SCREEN-STRIP FOR WINDOW-SASHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,082, dated January 27, 1903.

Application filed April 28, 1992. Serial No. 104.942. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.- wedge-shaped in cross-section and inserted in Be it known that 1, JOHN D. CAMPBELL, a a groove 7 in the inner edge of the base 1 in citizen of the United States, residing at Newthelower part thereof, so as to leave the shoulton, in the county of Sussex and State of New der 8 extending above such strip 6 along the 5 Jersey, have invented certain new and usewhole length of the base 1.

ful Improvements in Screen-Strips for Win- Suitable means are provided for detachably (low-Sashes, of which the following isaspeciconnecting the base 1 to the bottom of the fication. 7 lower rail 5 of the upper sash 3 and maintain This invention relates to strips for windowit in contact with said bottom, so that the in- :o sashes, and has for its object to provide a dener edge of the strip 6 will bear against the vice of the class described which will possess glass 9 of the lower sash 3 when the window points of advantage in convenience, simplicis partly open and so that when the window ity, efiectiveness, and general efficiency. is closed and the upper rail 10 of the lower Another object of the invention is to prosash 3 passes the lower rail 5 of the upper 15 vide a device of the class described which will sash 3 the connection means will yield to perbe easily and readily applied to a windowmit the rails 5 and 10 to pass each other and. sash bya person without experience, instrucwithdraw the strip 6, so as to permit its pastion, or the use of tools and as readily desage likewise. In the form here shown such tached. connection means comprise springs 11, se- 20 Another object of the invention is to procured at one end in the shoulder 8 of the base 1 vide a device of the class described which will and projecting outward and upward and then serve when the window is partly open to curved inward and downward and adapted to screen the aperture between the upper rail embrace theinnerface of the lower rail5ofthe of the lower sash and the lower rail of the upupper sash 3and have their upper ends insert- 2 5 per sash and the glass of the two sashes ed in suitable recesses 12 in the top of such rail against the entrance of flies, insects, dirt, 5. The organization of the parts is such that dust, and other objectionable objects, inwhen in position upon the rail 5the springs eluding to a large extent the air itself. 11 will normally project slightly from the In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective front face of the rail 5 and hold the strip 6 8o 3:) view of ascreen-strip embodying my improvein contact with the glass of the window-sash;

ments detached. Fig. 2 is a vertical section but when the rails 5 and 10 are brought 0pthrough the upper and lower sash of a winposite each other the springs 11 will be dedow, showing the invention in operative popressed against the front face of the rail 5, sition, the sashes being closed and partly carrying the base 1 and the strip 6 toward 5 broken away. Fig. 3 is a similar View to the outer face of the rail 5 and withdrawing Fig. 2, showing the window partly open. the edge of the strip 6 from the glass of the Corresponding parts in all the figures are window, so as to permit it to pass the rail 10. denoted by the same reference characters. It is evident that such device as described Referring to the drawings, my invention can be readily applied to the window-sash 40 comprises a suitable base 1, which may be of and as readily detached therefrom and that any suitable material and is here shown as of it will in no wise interfere with the opening wood, rectangular in cross-section and of suitand shutting of the window, but will serve able length to extendthe full width between when the window is partly open to press the stiles of the sashes 3 of the window 4. against the glass of the lower sash 3 and pre- 45 The base 1 is preferably of sufficient width to vent objects passing between the rail 5 and extend from the outer edge of the lower rail the glass of the lower sash and between the 5 of the upper sash 3 nearly to the forward rail 10 and the glass of the upper sash into edge of such rail 5. the apartment into which the window opens.

Projecting from the inner edge of the base The operation and advantages of my inmo 50 l is a strip 6 of flexible-material, such as rubvention will be readily understood and appreber or elastic cloth, which is here shown as ciated.

The device can be applied to the lower rail 5 of any upper sash, and the springs 11 will retain it in operative position until it is desired to remove it, which can be done with equal facility. While in place on the rail 5 it will act automatically as the window is opened or shut to conform to the changed situation of the parts and when the Window is partly opened will press against the glass of the lower sash, so as to exclude objects from entering the room, and in connection With the ordinary screens above and below the sashes render entrance to the apartment of objectionable objects impossible.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A window-strip comprisinga rigid base, an elastic strip secured to the inner face of the base, and yielding supports for suspending the base from the lower rail of a windowsash.

2. A window-strip comprising a rigid base, an elastic strip set in the inner face of the base, springs having their upper ends secured to the upper surface of the lower rail of the upper sash, and their lower ends to the base.

3. In a device of the class described, comprising a rigid strip, an elastic strip set in the inner face of such rigid strip and springs having their lower ends secured in the inner face of said rigid strip above said elastic strip and adapted to extend around the front face of the lower rail of the upper sash and have their upper ends secured in recesses in the top of such rail.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

JOHN D. CAMPBELL.-

Witnesses:

JACOB B. IIENDERSHOTT, E. T. SARACOOL. 

